Greenish Furrish looking stuff...

[eprouve]

Hmmm... some of these have appeared on the tank glass and I've been scraping them off every other day or so. What's that and how can it be rid of completely?

[Phang]

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On 11/24/2002 8:55:05 PM

Hmmm... some of these have appeared on the tank glass and I've been scraping them off every other day or so. What's that and how can it be rid of completely?
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Hi Eprouve,

If you are referring to the green hairy strands, then they are most probably algae..
Try getting fishes that consume algae...

I had the same problem with my tank recently... bought a Sailfin Tang and my tanks' pretty clean now....

Do take note that tangs do grow rather large....

[eprouve]

Hi Eprouve,

If you are referring to the green hairy strands, then they are most probably algae..
Try getting fishes that consume algae...

I had the same problem with my tank recently... bought a Sailfin Tang and my tanks' pretty clean now....

Do take note that tangs do grow rather large....


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Thanks Phang,

That's it! Those hairy things on the glass... but Tangs are extremely territorial and violent right? I've got several other territorial fish like the Tomato(or Red and Black) Clown, the Royal Gamma and Flash Damsel. Don't think I have enough "territory" in my 2ft tank to accomodate

My Emperor angel eats algae does it not? Its chewed up pretty much most of those bubble shaped algae.[]

[Mez]

Hi.
what you are refferin to is the green hair algae i believe. Do you have corals? If so, watch them, because the hair algae can start to grow on them..
Do you use RO water or tap water?
If tapwater, what are the phosphate levels like?
You are correct in saying you do not have any room for another fish, infact, that sailfin tang should not be in there, as they need room to swim, a 4ft tank minimum really.
You can try pulling the hair algae off by hand, or taking the rocks that it is on out of the tank, placing them in a bucket of saltwater (taken from tank) and scrub with a toothbrush (an unused one!).

[Phang]

On 11/26/2002 1:04:22 AM

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My Emperor angel eats algae does it not? Its chewed up pretty much most of those bubble shaped algae.[]
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Bubble shaped Algae??? Valonia... If they are, advise that you remove them asap... can be a real headache if they ever get out of hand.....

Actually I have a juvenile Sailfin Tang (1.5 inch)that eliminate most of my algae problems in my 2.5 foot....When it gets bigger, will transfer him to my 5 footer...
I think tangs are territorial to their own kind or fishes with similar body shape and colouration....

Oe you can look out for other fishes that will make short stay of your algae( but think that your tanks bioload is already maximized)....

[eprouve]

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On 11/26/2002 2:19:26 AM

Hi.
what you are refferin to is the green hair algae i believe. Do you have corals? If so, watch them, because the hair algae can start to grow on them..
Do you use RO water or tap water?
If tapwater, what are the phosphate levels like?
You are correct in saying you do not have any room for another fish, infact, that sailfin tang should not be in there, as they need room to swim, a 4ft tank minimum really.
You can try pulling the hair algae off by hand, or taking the rocks that it is on out of the tank, placing them in a bucket of saltwater (taken from tank) and scrub with a toothbrush (an unused one!).

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Yeah.... green hair algae. It is growing on the tank glass NOT on the rocks. What is RO water? If I leave it for now, will it go away if I concentrate on water quality? ie: Reducing phosphates or whatever? If yes, what water properties should I watch and control?

[kelstorm]

Yeah.... green hair algae. It is growing on the tank glass NOT on the rocks. What is RO water? If I leave it for now, will it go away if I concentrate on water quality? ie: Reducing phosphates or whatever? If yes, what water properties should I watch and control?

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RO water is reverse osmosis water.. water going thru a membrane to filter out all the unwanted stuff.. basically, it will definitely increase the water quality such as reducing the amount of phosphates and nitrates into the water..

[eprouve]

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RO water is reverse osmosis water.. water going thru a membrane to filter out all the unwanted stuff.. basically, it will definitely increase the water quality such as reducing the amount of phosphates and nitrates into the water..
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Where do I obtain RO water?

[kelstorm]

actually, Newater is RO water.. but i dun expect u to get gallons of them.. anyway.. all u need is just the RO canister that filter the water from the tap to the canister and then out to the tank... a painfully slow process... as for the canister, i think u can get them from petmart.. they have something similar.. cost over $100 to 150... but the cartridges are expandable and must be replaced... dun come cheap though..

[eprouve]

Siao siao... I think sticking with tap water is the best "budget" solution.